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Council on Linkages Meeting Summary - September 2013

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

September 25, 2013

Council on Linkages Meeting Summary September 2013 The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) held its first in-person meeting in more than two years last week. Approximately 30 Council on Linkages members and friends gathered on Sept...

CDC TRAIN Celebrates 2nd Anniversary

Posted in: TRAIN

September 19, 2013

This year, CDC TRAIN, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s gateway into the most comprehensive catalog of public health learning products in the nation, celebrates its second year as a TRAIN affiliate. TRAIN is a web-based, nationwide learning management network for public health professionals....

September is National Preparedness Month: Be Informed and Get Involved

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

September 19, 2013

If an emergency or disaster struck, would you be prepared? This is the question that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wants people to ask themselves during National Preparedness Month. September 2013 marks the tenth annual National Preparedness Month where organizations – national, regional,...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (September 2013)

Posted in: Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

September 17, 2013

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Promoting Optimal Antibiotic Use Through Public Health and Health Care Systems New Tools Aid in Core Competencies Use Using Quality Improvement in Rhode Island to Prepare for Domain 8 of Accreditation How Do You ...

Council on Linkages to Meet September 17-18 in Washington, DC

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

September 12, 2013

The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 17-18, 2013 in Washington, DC. During the meeting, the Council on Linkages will discuss the review and potential revision of the Core Competencies for Public Health...

New Tools Aid in Core Competencies Use

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

September 4, 2013

In response to requests from the field, three tools have been expanded to assist public health agencies and academic institutions use the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies). These tools not only aid public health organizations in integrating the Core Competencies into...

Join TRAIN in its National Preparedness Month Goal: 3,000 Completed Courses

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

August 30, 2013

September is National Preparedness Month, a time to ensure that our families, our communities, and ourselves are prepared for emergencies and disasters. As is often said, all emergencies and disasters are local and, therefore, so is the response. While assistance from first responders and communities...

Public Health Foundation Releases Request for Information (RFI) for TRAIN Learning Management Network

Posted in: TRAIN

August 22, 2013

TRAIN, the nation’s premier learning management network, has been essential in developing a skilled and competent public health workforce while curtailing travel and training expenses since 2003. TRAIN’s centralized, searchable database is the nation’s most comprehensive catalog of distance learning...

Growing Pains: PHF QI Experts Remind Us That Change Is Hard

August 21, 2013

An article by Public Health Foundation quality improvement (QI) experts Sonja Armbruster, Jack Moran and Les Beitsch was recently published in the September/October issue of Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. The article entitled Change Resistors: People Who Block Change Initiatives and...

Indiana Joins the TRAIN Network

Posted in: TRAIN

August 20, 2013

The Public Health Foundation’s (PHF) TRAIN Team is excited to announce the newest member of our affiliate community: Indiana -TRAIN. Indiana is the 25th state on TRAIN and the 28th affiliate overall.1 Indiana-TRAIN will be managed by the Indiana State Department of Health, which is eager to provide...